Cabinet.



A. C. ERLCKSON.

'CABl-N'E'F.

APPLICATION EILED JUNE 10. 1916.

1,231,005; Patented June 26,1917.

H C. ERmKsoN AUGUST 0. ERICKSON, 0F TECUMSEH, NEBRASKA.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jane 26 1917,

Application filed June 10, 1916. Serial No. 102,994.

drawings.

This invention relates to cabinets or constructions of like characterand more particularly to cabinets designed for the purpose of receivingletters, papers or other documents. Theinvention, however, is notconfined to this purpose as it is adapted for a large variety of casesor cabinets wherein partitions are designed to be adjustably supportedand locked in their adjusted positions.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of a cabinethaving a series of vertical partitions, these partitions being removablefrom their shelves with-which they coact and being adjustable intovarious spaced relations, there being means pro vided in connection withthe partitions for detachably holding them,in place. i

A further object of the invention is the provision of a holder coactingwith partitions of the character described; the holder being adapted-toserve as a support for an index character. In this connection a furtherobject is to form this holder very cheaply and to make it constitute amore or less ornamental feature of the cabinet.

' This invention is illustrated in the accompanying, drawings, whereinFigure Lisa perspective view-of a portion of a cabinet constructed inaccordance with my invention, the shelves and rear wall being shown insection;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view olt' one form of holder; and v v Fig. 3 isa perspective view of a slightly modified form.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that in Fig. 1 I-haveillustrated a cabinet or filing case having body walls 10 and 11 and theshelves 12, the top being designated 12. I do not wish to be limited toany articular construction of this cabinet and have only shown anillustrative example of the cabinet or case. 7 y

The under faces of the-shelves 12 and 12 are transversely grooved as at13, the upper of the shelves being plain. On each side of each groove,the shelves 12 are formed with recesses 14, which, in the example shown,are apertures extending entirely through the shelf.

Disposed between the shelves 12 and 12 are "the removable slidablepartitions 15 which engage at their upper ends each with a roove 13.These partitions may be shi ed into any desired groove and thus thedistance between the partitions and between i the partitions and thebody cabinet or case may be varied.

For the purpose of holding the partitions walls of the in place, Iprovide the holding member illustrated in Fig. 3. This member comprisesa U-shaped body or clip 16 having the 'side walls 17 which are adaptedto embrace a partition 15 and the rear ends of these side walls areformed with the downwardly projecting lugs or studs 18 which are adaptedto engage in the perforations 14.

In Fig. 2 I show a slightly modified form of the holder which is to beused where it is desired to apply an index or reference character to anypartition to indicate the character of the compartment definedby thepartition. In this case the front Wall of the member 16 is continueddownward and is laterally extended to form a plate 19 upon which anindex character is applied. It will be understood that some ofthepartitions will besupported by a locking membershown in Fig. 3 andthat every now and then there .will be used the locking member shown inFig. 2 with the index character. The practical use of my invention isobvious from Fig. 1. If it be desired to adjust the partition 15 it isslid out of its engagement with the groove in the shelf and thenslidinto engagement with another groove which .will properly space itfrom the next adjacent partition or wall and when it is in place theholding clip 16 is applied over the forward edge of the partitionwiththe studs 18 engaged in the perforations 14, as shown in the lowerpart of Fig.1. When so disposed the partitions will be locked from,outward' movement until'the clip or holder be removed. In the upperpart of Fig. 1, I have shown one of the partitions 15 partly withdrawnfrom the cabinet.

It is obvious that this device is extremely simple, may be very cheaplymade, and that it may be applied to a large variety of uses. While Ihave illustrated it as applied to prevent partitions from detachmentbetween shelves, it is also perfectly applicable as a means forpreventing slidable'slielves from being detached from verticalpartitions. By having the partition 15 disposed with its upper end in agroove, I secure stability, but the holders alone will support apartition without the necessity of using the upper groove. By supportingthe partition in this manner it is possible to very readily adjust 1 thesame at any time so as to space them as desired. It will be seen thatthis construction is very practical and simple and yet at the same timeis thorou'ghly efiicient and durable and that the holders may be made soas to add to the beauty of the article of furniture.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a wall, having pairs of recesses extending intothe wall parallel to its edge face and adjacent the forward edge of thewall, of a wall adapted to be disposed at right angles to the firstnamed wall and between a pair of recesses, 5 and a holder embodying aU-shaped member adapted to embrace 'the fopvard end of the last namedwall and having sliding engagement therewith, and having lugs projectinginto the rece'ssesof the first named wall, the lugs being disengageablefrom said recesses by sliding the U-shaped member along the first namedwall. 2. The combination with upper and lower shelves, one of saidshelves having a pl'urality of pairs of recesses in its face confrontingthe other shelf,'and a vertical partition wall disposed between theshelves, of

a holder comprising a U-shaped clip adapted to embrace the forward edgeof the partition and having lugs adapted to extend into said 40recesses.

3. In a filing case, upper and lower shelves, the under side of theupper shelf being formed with a plurality of transversely extendinggrooves, the lower shelf being 4 formed with a plurality of pairs ofrecesses, each pairdisposed to co-act with the corresponding grooveofthe upper shelf, a vertical partition wall insertible into any one ofsaid grooves adapted to be disposed between any pair of recesses, and aholder for the partition wall comprising a U-shaped metallic memberadapted to embrace the lower end of the partition wall, and extendingacross the forward edge thereof and having downwardly projecting studsengaging with said recesses.

4. As an article of manufacture, a clip for holding partition walls ofcabinets compris- 'ing a strip of metal bent into U-shape, said strip atthe rear ends of its sides being formed with lugs projecting at rightangles to the length of the strip.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

AUGUST C. ERICKSON.

Witnesses:

AL. RUSSELL. Gr.- W. HASSELL.

